Islamabad is located in Pakistan and uses the Asia/Karachi timezone, currently GMT+5 from UTC. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:24 and sunset at 18:47 local time. The coordinates of Islamabad are 33.68°N, 73.05°E.

Today Islamabad gets 13 hours 23 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:06, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Islamabad shares its GMT+5 offset with Yekaterinburg, Karachi, Lahore, Tashkent, Almaty, Astana. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Islamabad in?›

Islamabad is in the Asia/Karachi timezone, currently GMT+5 from UTC.

Does Islamabad observe daylight saving time?›

No. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+5.

What is the UTC offset for Islamabad?›

Islamabad is currently GMT+5 from UTC (GMT+5).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.